List of Free Online Courses for International Business

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Online International Business Courses for Credit

Students can find free courses in international business online that won't ask them to register or bother with tuition. Those who are seeking credit for college, however, will have to look elsewhere. Students interested in attaining credit can check out the comparatively inexpensive courses on Study.com, which feature easy-to-follow video lessons accompanied by corresponding transcripts and self-assessment quizzes.

Information on Free Online Courses for International Business

While many of the courses listed contain content from credit-bearing courses, none of these free courses offer college credit, and students don't have to register or enroll. They may need special software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or mp3 players, in order to access course materials.

The Open University

Claiming Connections: A Distant World of Sweatshops? offers 14 hours of written lessons and activities in globalization and the positive and negative impacts on a country and its workforce. In the course, students can look at the production facilities of some 'big brand' manufacturers. Lessons are illustrated with charts, tables and pictures. Activities enable students to explore lesson topics.

Managing Local Practices in Global Contexts explores universally-applicable business principles and how to manage in a globalized world. Free course materials consist of lessons covering topics such as the standardized approach to business typified by McDonald's. Many lessons include activities to illustrate the points made.

University of California - Irvine

The Coming China Wars: Where They will be Fought, How They can be Won examines China's competitive advantage and the use of mercantilist practices by the Chinese. The course consists of an 85-minute video lecture from Peter Navarro, a professor of economics and public policy at the university. The lecture was originally delivered in 2007.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Economy and Business in Modern China and India compares the business policies and methods of these 2 economic powers and examines how each country's policies affect global economies. A list of readings is available and includes textbooks used in the original class and newspaper and magazine articles that may be available online or at a library. Users of this free course resource can download several PDF files which include lecture notes and the guideline for the final project.

Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms examines the role of politics and government in influencing economic outcomes. Lecture notes in PDF form are available for 10 lessons. Students can access some course reading materials via download, including journal articles and videos. Exams and solutions are also available.

Global Strategy and Organization shows how today's corporations address changes in the global marketplace by developing effective business strategies. Lecture notes are provided for 11 sessions and cover such topics as building a global business, the changing global landscape, expanding from new regions and global leadership. Assignments are also available on the course site for each corresponding lecture.

Macro and International Economics teaches about macroeconomic policy in a wide range of countries, with special focus on various economic crises. Users of this course can download 11 sets of lecture notes as PDFs, and students can access writing assignments based on case studies obtained from a list of recommended readings, many available for free online. Students can obtain study questions and exams, but not solutions. Suggested links for updates on current world economic news are included in the syllabus.

Working in a Global Economy explores the increasingly global economy and the impact global business has on business policies. Lecture topics, but not lecture notes, are available. Students can see writing assignments from the original course along with examples of students' work.

Utah State University

International Economics is focused on international finance and trade theory and is aimed at students who want to work for organizations that conduct business globally. Students will need a basic knowledge of macroeconomics and microeconomics. They can download audio files of class lectures as well as multiple choice questions, but not the answers.'

New School University

Economic Crisis and Globalization is a series of 8 video lectures presented by Professor Richard D. Wolff in the spring of 2009. The videos range in length from approximately 45 minutes to more than 100 minutes. In his talks, Wolff examines the reasons for the global economic crisis of the late-2000s and explores the role of capital in our lives. The course is taught through The New School's Graduate Program for International Affairs.

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